Name
Ellen DeGeneres
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1958-01-26 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season.
DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a film actress, she starred in Mr. Wrong, appeared in EDtv and The Love Letter, and provided the voice of Dory in the Disney-Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, for which she was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first and only time a voice performance won a Saturn Award.
She also starred in two television sitcoms, Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, DeGeneres came out publicly as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Shortly afterwards, her character Ellen Morgan also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues including the coming out process.
She has won twelve Emmys and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts.
Known For
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Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef ho...
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Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past...
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A successful physician and devoted family man, John Dolittle seems to have the world by th...
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When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentall...
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Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with S...
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A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and...
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Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part...
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The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of...
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Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rum...
- 2003 Finding Nemo as Dory (voice)
- 2006 Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 as Self
- 1999 EDtv as Cynthia Topping
- 2013 Justin Bieber's Believe as Self
- 1999 The Love Letter as Janet
- 2000 Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning as Self
- 1993 Coneheads as Coach
- 2000 If These Walls Could Talk 2 as Kal
- 1996 Mr. Wrong as Martha Alston
- 2003 Exploring the Reef as Dory (voice)
- 2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
- 1999 Goodbye Lover as Stg. Rita Pompano
- 2003 Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now as Self
- 2016 Finding Dory as Dory (voice)
- 2012 Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
- 2001 On the Edge as Operator (segment "Reaching Normal") (uncredited)
- 2004 Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self
- 2013 The Out List as Herself
- 2023 Saving the Gorillas: Ellen's Next Adventure as Self
- 2007 The Pixar Story as Dory (voice) (archive footage)
- 2008 Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show as Herself
- 2007 Ellen's Really Big Show as Herself - Host
- 2009 Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider Show as Herself
- 2012 Katy Perry: Part of Me as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 Endangered as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1987 On Location: Women of the Night as Self
- 2006 The Best of Carson, Volume 1
- 2015 Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 Hits as Self (voice; uncredited)
- 2015 Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self - Special Guest
- 2024 TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013 Comic Relief Zero as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval as Self
- 2016 Marine Life Interviews as Dory (voice)
- 1986 The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion as Self
- 1998 Doctor Dolittle as Prologue Dog (voice)
- 2011 The Undefeated as Self - Interviewing Sharon Osborne (archive footage)
- 1992 Wisecracks
- 2018 Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable as Self
- 2018 The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self
- 2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead as Ellen DeGeneres
- 2020 FOX Presents the iHeart Living Room Concert for America as Self
- 1992 One Night Stand: Command Performance: Ellen DeGeneres
- 2020 One World: Together at Home as Self
- 1990 One Night Stand: Ellen DeGeneres as Herself
- 2020 You Cannot Kill David Arquette as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2021 Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
- 2023 No Accident as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 After Stonewall as Self
- 2008 Hype: The Obama Effect as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 Ellen's Energy Adventure as Herself
- 2012 Step Up Revolution as Ellen DeGeneres (uncredited)
- 2024 IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs as Self (archive footage)
- Soon Loving Dory as Dory (voice)
- 2026 The Mystery of Richard Simmons: A Diane Sawyer Special as Self (archival footage)
- 2026 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2026 Jared Leto: Hollywood's Dark Secret as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 Wampler's Ascent as Self
- 1992 Mad About You ( 1 episode ) as Nancy Bloom
- 1969 Sesame Street ( 1 episode )
- 1985 Larry King Live ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Ellen DeGeneres (voice)
- 1994 Ellen ( 109 episodes ) as Ellen Morgan
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2087 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2004 Joey ( 1 episode ) as Ellen DeGeneres
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 The Bernie Mac Show ( 1 episode ) as Ellen DeGeneres
- 1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1988 Roseanne ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Whitman
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 1 episode )
- 2001 The Ellen Show ( 13 episodes ) as Ellen Richmond
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 9 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 The New York Times Presents ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 So You Think You Can Dance ( 1 episode )
- 2012 Inside Comedy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1998 Will & Grace ( 1 episode ) as Sister Louise
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Celebrities Uncensored ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 Open House ( 24 episodes ) as Margo Van Meter
- 1989 One Night Stand ( 2 episodes )
- 2021 Ellen's Next Great Designer ( 6 episodes ) as Ellen DeGeneres
- 1992 Laurie Hill ( 10 episodes ) as Nancy MacIntyre
- 1997 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Grammys ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1949 The Emmy Awards ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ( 3 episodes ) as Ellen DeGeneres
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2002 Live from E! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1953 The Oscars ( 1 episode ) as Host
- 2012 Bethenny ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 100 Years of Warner Bros. ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 The Big Bang Theory ( 2 episodes ) as Ellen DeGeneres
- 2001 Six Feet Under ( 1 episode ) as Ellen DeGeneres
- 2020 La semaine des 4 Julie ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 Ellen's Game of Games ( 58 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2022 The Kardashians ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 Makers: Women Who Make America ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2002 American Idol ( 43 episodes ) as Self - Judge
- 2012 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 Visible: Out on Television ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2001 Primetime Glick ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Pixar Popcorn ( 1 episode ) as Dory (voice)
- 2022 Best of Ellen ( 445 episodes ) as Herself
- 2003 The Bachelorette ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2026 Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host, Ellen (archive footage)
- 2012 Steve Harvey ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
